If Paul George says he's going to come to the Lakers. let him sign and join the team as opposed to New York Knicks'ing it.

If we got the #1 pick, I would send that over along with anyone besides Russell/Ingram for George over the Summer.

No star free agent, despite any of these rumors or the players being big Laker fans in the past, is going to sign with us any time soon. But if we traded for him (which means he automatically loses the big pay day that he would get from re-signing with the Pacers) and our young core improved even a bit to field a competitive product, I think we would have a much higher chance of convincing him to stay.

Really? Where does it say that Larry wants Russell and Ingram? If I'm Magic I chuckle a bit then hang up haha

Oh that's just my personal guess. Even if it was one of them (Russell or Ingram) + Houston 1st + (another young player), I could see Boston offering its pick along with so many others and trumping our offer.

Oh that's just my personal guess. Even if it was one of them (Russell or Ingram) + Houston 1st + (another young player), I could see Boston offering its pick along with so many others and trumping our offer.

Boston could have made a move by now. I don't think they really want to give up that pick at this time.

Oh that's just my personal guess. Even if it was one of them (Russell or Ingram) + Houston 1st + (another young player), I could see Boston offering its pick along with so many others and trumping our offer.

Oh okay I see.

To be quite frank... I have no clue was Boston's intentions are. They easily have the most coveted assets in the trade market and can easily offer a competitive package that could have netted them a guy like Cousins, or now Butler or George. I'm really intrigued to see what Ainge decides to do moving forward. They aren't great at drafting, but they've managed to stockpile so many picks that they'll have lots of options and flexibility.

For teams considering a trade for George, here’s the risk: As a free agent in the summer of 2018, he has considered re-signing with Indiana or joining his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell The Vertical

For teams considering a trade for George, here’s the risk: As a free agent in the summer of 2018, he has considered re-signing with Indiana or joining his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell The Verticalhttp://sports.yahoo....-180740295.html

George can easily change his mind about LA in a day let alone an entire year.
If they want him and truly value him; pull the trigger and obtain him now. By 2018, if Lakers can prove to be atleast somewhat competative with George and Co. it may entice a top tier free agent to join.

For teams considering a trade for George, here’s the risk: As a free agent in the summer of 2018, he has considered re-signing with Indiana or joining his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell The Vertical

Majesty, you should know agents leak that information to deter other teams from trading for X star player. That way that X star player can bank on that super max payday with his respective team once the salary cap rises.

Could Paul George genuinely have interest in signing with us? It's possible, but I highly doubt he would leave so much money off the table to sign with an inconsistent, developing young team in 2018.